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Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness eGuide Part VI: Encyclopedias

Armor

Heavy Armor—Fidel and Victor

Cuirass

Armor made from metal plates that are held together by leather. It is designed to primarily protect the torso.

Shell Armor

Armor made from sturdy carapace and reinforced with iron plates. It is surprisingly light for the amount of protection it provides.

Plate Armor

A suit of armor consisting of many metal plates. It is exactly as heavy as one would expect.

Damask Plate

Plate armor made of sturdy Damascus steel.

Silver Cuirass

Armor made from silvery steel plates connected by leather.

Duel Armor

This homemade suit of armor was given to a warrior by his family before a battle. It is graven with their prayers for his safe return.

Ifrit Mail

Armor that bears the name of a djinn who manipulates fire. It has the power to both absorb heat and repel cold.

Mythril Plate

Plate armor made of the mysterious substance mythril.

Valiant Mail

Armor worn by a warrior renowned for his valiance. As his ghost lives on inside, wearing this piece summons torrents of fighting spirit.

Astral Armor

Those searching for armor to protect both the body and the mind need look no further.

Reflecting Plate

Gleaming plate armor that has been polished to the extreme using a secret technique.

Universal Armor

If this suit of armor’s intensely lustrous sheen is not proof enough of its preeminence, the degree to which it absorbs impacts will be.

Superior Armor Plate

Thanks to this plate armor’s brilliant patina, it boasts outstanding pliancy and is one of the most durable suits for its weight.

Ogre’s Armor

A suit of heavy armor that provides the same protection as if its wearer had draped himself in one of those stocky behemoths’ hides.

Bronto Armor

This suit’s filigree is not simply for show, as it channels lightning away from the wearer to disperse harmlessly in the ground.

Light Armor—Fidel, Victor, Emmerson, and Anne

Rudimentary Protector

A tunic made from the simplest of materials. It is much too light to provide satisfactory protection.

Leather Armor

Lightweight armor made from cured leather that has been stitched together over a layer of wood.

Chainmail

A simple habergeon consisting of small, interlocking iron rings.

Crest Mail

Lightweight armor engraved with a signeturgical crest of sunbeams.

Scale Mail

Armor made of durable fish scales stitched together with metal wire.

Riot Gear

Made of a nearly impervious material, this protective gear is issued by the Pangalactic Federation for use in quelling riots.

Superior Leather

Leather armor brushed with an esoteric coating. Its distinctive stygian luster makes it stand out in any crowd.

Silver Mesh

Lightweight armor made from a steel mesh with a silver glint.

Blood Chain Mail

Chain mail stained dark red with the blood of demons and imbued with infernal powers.

Sylphide’s Mail

Lightweight armor over which a guardian wind spirit watches. Donning it allows one to control life energy and endure earth-based attacks.

Mythril Mesh

Lightweight armor made from a bewilderingly fine mythril mesh that gleams like a freshly polished silver chalice.

Superior Chain Mail

A fine suit of chain mail that glistens with the power of light. Despite the use of metal plates, it is not the least bit cumbersome.

Elemental Leather

This sublime piece of armor has been consecrated by all four elemental spirits.

Mystic Chain

Chain mail that employs the fabled metal orichalcum. Vestiges of the metal’s original color peek out from behind occasional cracks in the dye.

Dragon Leather

Making the most of the dragon hide brought to him, a smith scaled it and fashioned this piece of armor in the monster’s image.

Banded Mail

Metal armor reinforced with leather and engraved with a crest meant to ward off evil.

Streaked Chainmail

Chain mail woven with special links that mitigates conduction.

Superior Mesh

Not even the durable plates interwoven into this chain mail can diminish its ability to enhance the wearer’s litheness.

Solid Protector

A protector coated in an exceptionally dense resin, which imparts the ability to repel most physical attacks.

Cloth Armor—Miki, Fiore, Anne, and Relia

Sthal Cloak

A cloak commonly worn in Sthal. The local weaving technique used allows just the right amount of air to flow through the fabric.

Signeturge’s Garb

The standard signeturge outfit, it is cut from a distinctive cloth and covers the body without hiding any signets one might want to display.

Traveler’s Cloak

A breathable mantle made well enough to last on long journeys.

Crest Robe

A silk robe embroidered with a signeturgical crest of light.

Flare Coat

A long coat made for people who frequent cold regions. The first signet imbued upon it keeps its wearer warm.

Resistance Suit

A body suit developed by the Pangalactic Federation so its soldiers could easily withstand various extreme climates.

Crystal Robe

A robe coated with a sorcerous patina that makes it sparkle like crystal.

Silver Cloak

A cloak woven with steel thread that gives off a cinereal luminescence.

Mirage Robe

An enchanted robe that makes it seem as if more than one of the wearer exists.

Angel’s Cloak

A chaste mantle similar to the ones angels are depicted wearing. It emits a righteous light that dispels darkness.

Mystic Robe

A robe covered with so many signets that no one can tell what the color of its fabric is.

Wizard’s Robe

A majestic robe that imparts gravitas befitting a philosopher. An extraordinarily large hood dangles down the back.

Seraphic Garb

A sacred vestment into which the gods wove the azure radiance of the sky.

Laser Suit

A body suit armed with a high-power laser mechanism that acts as a force field when needed.

Valkyrie’s Garb

A sacred robe said to have been worn by a Valkyrie as she selected who would die in battle. It is enveloped in a blinding aura.

Amber Robe

A flowing and loose-fitting garment decorated with a seemingly infinite number of small amber gemstones.

Alchemist’s Cloak

An exquisite cloak tailored specifically for use by signeturges. Woven of a fabric so fine, it puts standard issue signeturge garb to shame.

Cloak of the Stars

A numinous piece of armor that occasionally twinkles in patterns redolent of asterisms.